Intergalactic Summit

This situation has broader consequences that should concern us all as pod pilots. If governments start declaring war on clone soldiers there is very little difference between them and us. If actions against them are justified then a similar case could be done against pod pilots as well. Regulation by a neutral agency like CONCORD and an international accord like Yoiul Conference needs to be drawn outlining the rights of this new clone soldier before the fear of this new technology polarizes baseliners against us.

Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid.

His point, which should have been obvious to anyone with a working mind, is that not all the Federal citizens on that planet are ethnic Gallente, and that there are probably, among the partisans, ethnic Caldari who are members of the Federation.

Unfortunately I don't see how the State can hold on to Caldari Prime in the long term without subjugating the Federation's core systems.

If the Caldari want to maintain control of their homeworld they need to stop pussyfooting around.

Well if they wanted to eliminate capsuleers the first step would be to weaken their military assets. Perhaps deliberately create a proxy warzone where they can destroy the fruits of their own labor in large amounts on a daily basis so as to slowly drain away their military strength fighting each other in preparation for the day that the navies move in to finish the job?

Just a thought.

That would actually be preferable for the Federation. The chaos that would ensue among the ranks if even a small insurrection would break out would be disastrous for both the Federation and the State. Chains of command are broken up, nobody can tell who is friendly and show is against them, people make panicked decisions.

Of course, this would be desirable if the Federation wanted to invade, which is not the case. The Federation want's to restore peace on Caldari Prime, the State splintering into several factions would be horrible for everyone.




Caldari workers are getting shot for peacefully protesting, there are riots on New Caldari, the mega-corps are at each others throats, and Tibus Heth is using the Federation as a scapegoat...again. And yet you claim the State is unified and will never ever take arms against each other.


Of course, if you just watch the news in the State the only thing you hear is "Everything is fine, go back to work." or "Things are bad, and it's the Gallente's fault." I thought the Federation was full of fools who will believe and obey anything that is said on a holo-projector. Turns out we aren't the only ones with that problem.

Your State is in chaos, the longer it takes for yourself and others to accept that, the worse the crisis is going to get. There are atrocities being committed on a daily basis and the people responsible are directing the blame to others.

Forgive me, but I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

Ah I understand, thank you for clarifying. And your poetry was fine, I'm not very good at analyzing poetry and I feared I would say something regrettable due my lack of understanding.

And I do not believe that the current chaos within the State will bring apart your downfall. The Caldari people have and will continue to persevere through both times of prosperity and strife. Hopefully, the chaos will lead to the end of Heth and radicals within the Federation. When level headed people were running our two nations, we were at peace for a century and in earlier times, managed to help each other form the glorious civilizations that span the stars to this day. Yes, it's hard to imagine but our people were actually friends at one point. It was only when crazed Ultra-Nationalist in the Federation and greedy CEOs in the State took over is when things went south. Hopefully, our two nations will one day enjoy some sort of cooperation again. This is where the Chaos you describe can be very good for the State and even the Federation.

However, in the here and now, this chaos can be very destructive, particularly in Luminaire with the Caldari titan battlegroup waiting there. If there is a disruption in the chain of command and suddenly the admiral of that Titan is the highest authority nearby, things could get messy if he is forced to make a rapid and panicked decision.

This is why I do not want Gallente intervention to take place. If every unfortunate event happens at once, as it often does, then Gallente intervention might be the spark that causes the missiles and drones to fly. If we just keep to our side of Luminaire while this combat occurs on Caldari Prime, then the State will regain control of the planet (eventually) and we can go back to the uneasy peace we've had for the past few years. Sure, we might be pointing guns at each other, but at least we aren't firing them.

In the long run, something better will come of this even in a worse case scenario. However, the loss of life and destruction would be horrifying. I would much rather see a peaceful, but slow end to this than an abrupt firestorm.

I have claimed that I do not believe the current incidents will lead to Caldari taking up arms against Caldari in numbers. I am indebted to pilots Tuulinen and Scherezad for providing an excellent impression of our approach to internal conflict, above. You would do well to read it, several times, until the words are imprinted on your mind.

It would do you some good to read the news further than the headlines, as well.

You're just as delusional and as the forklift driver running this State.

Are the hundreds of thousands, if not millions of workers protesting and rioting against the State along with the forces sent out to crush this unrest not in numbers? Also, I understand your methods of dealing with internal conflict. However, what you don't seem to understand is that this conflict shouldn't even be happening in the first place. I'm all for the State changing it's ways for what they percieve to be better, I really do, but from the scope of the fighting on Caldari Prime, now would be a bad time for that change to occur.

Also, I read the news plenty, especially given my current (temporary) job in The Scope. In fact, I often read the story before they can figure out what the headline will be call.